Honor Choir

2018 Honor Choir Festival - Friday, Feb. 2, 2018

Wayne State will be hosting an opportunity for your students to shine during the 2017-18 academic year! The annual WSC Honor Choir Festival is held on the Wayne State College campus in the Peterson Fine Arts Building.

The 2018 event will bring together some of the best high school voices in the region for an exciting day of music-making. Although sectional rehearsals are planned, your students will have a better experience if some time is spent looking at the music before they arrive. The day will culminate in a joint concert with the WSC Concert Choir at 4 p.m. in Rice Auditorium. Admission is $5 for adults, and students are free.

In an effort to provide balanced singing opportunities, we are pleased to offer two honor choirs again this year. The mixed choir will be conducted by Matthew Armstrong and the women’s choir will be conducted by Tracy Anderson, choral director at Wayne High School. Students will be selected for the ensembles based on the total number of entries and recommendations by their high school directors.

When possible, please nominate a full mixed quartet. While extra men and women are welcome, don't hesitate to bring additional young ladies to enhance the women’s honor choir. We are excited about the literature and expect both choirs will provide wonderful experiences again this year. Although sectional rehearsals are planned, students will have a better experience if time is spent preparing the music before the festival. At the final concert, all choirs will combine to sing a spirited arrangement of That’s a Plenty with the Crazy 8 Brass Band for the finale.

Participation Cost

The cost is $15 per singer, which covers the cost of the meal for the singer and a director or sponsor. Parents or guests coming to observe are welcome and can purchase their meal in the cafeteria if they wish to make use of the WSC food service for lunch. Participation fees will be waived for members of the Nebraska, Iowa, and South Dakota all-state choirs.

We are also pleased to announce the addition of solo auditions this year. Students may bring a prepared piece to audition for the opportunity to be a featured soloist at the final concert. The solo entry fee is $10 per singer.

Registration

Registrations must be completed by Dec. 15. You will be notified about placement in choirs the week of Dec. 17. Nonrefundable payments are due by Jan. 15, 2018. Please feel free to make substitutions if a singer cannot attend. Make every effort to substitute the same voice part when possible. Contact Matthew Armstrong at maarmst1@wsc.edu regarding any changes or questions.

T-Shirt Orders

The WSC NAfME chapter will once again be selling t-shirts at the festival. We will use the funds to bring professional development opportunities to future music educators at WSC. Preorders received by Thursday, Jan. 25, will be available for pick-up at the festival and cost $15 per shirt. T-shirt orders will not be accepted after Jan. 25. A limited number of T-shirts will be available for purchase the day of the festival.